Students Come First

Ohio

Instituted a pay-for-performance system and eliminated automatic pay raises statewide
Removed continuation, modification, or deletion of an existing collective bargaining agreement from the subject of collective bargaining
Prohibited public employees from collectively bargaining over health care benefits, employer paid retirement benefits, or class size
Prohibited seniority as the only criteria for layoff in a collective bargaining agreement
Prohibited public employees from striking
Phased out tenure by eliminating continuing contracts for new teachers

Passed a bill that would allow non-educators to become superintendents by completing a one-year superintendents training

Required teacher performance, not seniority, will determine which teachers are laid off in cases of reduction in force

Proposed new definition of “effective educator” to their State Board, which will be used in part to evaluate teachers
Recommended districts use student and parent surveys as part of evaluations
Tied 50% of teacher evaluations to student achievement

Phased out tenure
Implemented an A-F grading system of schools
Eliminated seniority not long a criteria in layoff decisions
Tied 50% of teacher evaluations to student performance
Instituted bonuses for effective and highly effective teachers and teachers in hard-to-fill subjects

Implemented an A-F grading system of schools
Eliminated teacher tenure
Prohibited seniority in reduction in force decisions and removed language requiring school districts to rehire certified teachers in the order of their initial employment